Pascal Gross shows steps in life can turn in special directions as passing 30 is no issue for a committed footballer

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Pascal Gross (33) had a special route to the top of the football pyramid, leaving Hoffenheim in 2011 to get more game time and first team football, with a move to Karlsruher to achieve that goal. After just a year with KSC he joined FC Ingolstadt. In the 2014–15 season, he played a vital role in the promotion to the Bundesliga as he scored 7 goals and assisted 23.

Gross scored five league goals for FC Ingolstadt in the 2016–17 season as they were relegated from the Bundesliga. He created more chances than any other player in the league that season, a total of 95 chances.

Brighton made some good scouting when they decided to pay £3million for his services back in 2017, as life continued in special progress during his time at The Amex. Gross had played at international level up to U.20 level, so his qualities were seen at an early age.

He became a significat signing for The Seagulls as he made his mark in Premier League, beeing an ever present in his first Premier League season. He was at The Amex for a total 7 seasons, playing a total of 261 competitive games, scoring 32 goals.

Premier League is rated the best league in the world. To play to a solid standard in this competition of course will be noticed. On 31 August 2023, Gross received his first call-up to the Germany senior national team by head coach Hansi Flick, for friendlies against Japan and France. He made his debut on 9 September, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute in the eventual 4–1 home loss against Japan and went on to make his first start for Germany in a 3–1 friendly win over the United States on 14 October.

Gross was named in Germany’s squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He scored his first international goal in a pre-tournament friendly against Greece on 7 June. He has to date played 12 times for Die Mannschaft.

The 33 year old Pascal Gross made a decision in the summer to leave Brighton for a chance to again play in Bundesliga, joining Borussia Dortmund. He has been on the field in all the league games so far, but will possibly miss a few after being sent off in their recent game vs. Wolfsburg. BVB are currently 6th in the table with a bit of a gap up to the top two Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, but still Gross will of great importance in all competitions. Dortmund are 9th in Champions League.

Pascal Gross was in the starting line-up for Germany in their latest game a very impressive 7-0 win vs. Bosnia, so he looks to still develope and progress at the age of 33.

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